BIOBASED2UC

🌱 BIOBASED2UC: Exploring bio-based materials for conservation and restoration with a new interdisciplinary team
At the University of Coimbra, BIOBASED2UC is developing eco-friendly, high-performance materials from plants and bacteria – called nanocelluloses.

Why? To protect and restore history – especially fragile paper documents – in a sustainable way. 📜

🔬 Main goals:
1️⃣ Create new materials like cellulose nanofibrils, nanocrystals, and bacterial cellulose.
2️⃣ Use them to develop innovative methods for preserving paper-based cultural heritage.

A new interdisciplinary team, supported by international experts, will:
✅ Train the next generation of researchers and conservators;
✅ Publish cutting-edge science and attract funding;
✅ Connect Portuguese conservators in museums, archives, and libraries;
✅ Place Coimbra on the map for sustainable conservation research.

In short – BIOBASED2UC is bringing science and heritage together to protect the past, sustainably, for the future.